The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-21

took exceptions she heaved heavy ledger at
him IN very reckless manner, and the bank
er had good deal of trouble in pacifying
her Since his incarceration Harper has been
asked about this occurrence. He acknow-
lodged that his clerk had thrown a book at
him, but averred it was simply in play. All
this created talk, simply talk and nothing
more. When it came down to the trying
times of the wheat deal Miss Holmes shone
forth as the financier's most trusted lieu
tenant. He appeared to have every conf
dence in her. They engaged in long and earn
est consultations, and Miss Holmes wrote
great many letters at her employers dicta-
ton.
SHE DID MORE THAN THIS.
She drew the three fraudulent certificates
of deposit which have became famous. They
are in her handwriting. Two of them for
100000 each We're sent to the Western Ma
tionai Bank of New York for collection,
and the third certificate for $500, 900 to the
Chemical National Bank Miss Holmes also
drew the four $1,000 drafts on the Chemi-
cal National Bank which were given to
Joseph w. Wiltshire to take to Chicago on
June II. None of these entries were on her
books, except one for 100000 which got
through the Chemical National Payment
was stopped on the other three. Miss
Holmes, as Mr.. Harper's confidential clerk
did more than this, even. She drew drafts
payable TO correspondents and advised that
the amounts had been sent to New York and
placed to their credit, when, in fact, after
drawing the drafts and informing CORE
SpondentS they had been sent on, she kept
them in her desk until after the failure.
And here is a fact now
PUBLISHED FOR THE FIRST TINE.
These drafts amounted to nearly $500, 900,
and the country banks of Ohio, Indiana and
Kentucky are the losers.
These facts are sufficient in themselves to
show that Miss Holmes was Thoroughly con-
versant with Harper's affairs, and that she
knew full well the desperate strait he was
i'll when the wheat deal collapsed The day
before the bank was closed Miss Holmes
went downstairs into the Safety Deposit
vaults and left a package>in her private box.
The Safety Deposit Company has no con-
nection with the bank, and next day when
the porter of the bank went down and took
this package from the box and went away
with it. no one paid any attention to the
matter. 1t is now suspected by the receiver
of the bank and the District Attorney that
this package contained SAC, 900 in greenbacks
and some papers which the authorizes would
like to have very much.
After Harper was arrested Miss Holmes
CALLED UPON HIM FREQUENTLY
at the jail She was asked for information
it. In a few days she was locked up herself
on the charge of aiding and abetting Har-
per in the crookedness. 1t is alleged that
she finally weakened and gave up to the
government every thing she knew and was,
therefore, released on her own recognizance.
The belief prevails, however, that the Dis
trict Attorney has been deceived by Miss
Holmes, as she has since been to the Dayton
Jail several times to see Harper, and seems
to rank as high in that gentleman's affection
as ever That there was more than bust
ness relations between the two is demon
strated by some letters which the prosecu-
ton captured by a clever coup d'etat and i'll
which they address each other in the most
endearing terms.
The strangest part of the whole affair is
Mrs. Harper's loyalty to her husband. With
little babe at her breast she is now with
him at the Dayton Jail, receives Miss Holmes
kindly, and refuses to believe any thing
that she hears or reads which connects her
husbands name in an unpleasant way with
his confidential clerk.
Meanwhile Miss Holmes seems to grow
fat on notoriety, is anxious to read al
that the newspapers say about her, and
resides in elegant style in her suburban
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